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SYMPHYTUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Symphytum mean?
• SYMPHYTUM (noun)
The noun SYMPHYTUM has 1 sense:
1. comfrey
Familiarity information: SYMPHYTUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comfrey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Symphytum; Symphytum
Hypernyms ("Symphytum" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Symphytum"):
comfrey; cumfrey (perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas)
Holonyms ("Symphytum" is a member of...):
borage family; Boraginaceae; family Boraginaceae (a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit)
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